This crossword No. 28921 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28921 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Cover for the Times entertaining the City : PROTECT
8-across – Bar brawl in 60 minutes or 7? : HARBOUR
9-across – Warning soldiers after cry of surprise : OMEN
10-across – I left serious old building without perfume : ODOURLESS
12-across – Colour coding’s initial test : CORAL
13-across – Standing before holy man, for example, one on retreat : PRESTIGE
15-across – Democrat party leader departing in boat : DORY
16-across – Vehicles honked, first travelling to the rear : TANKS
17-across – Judge impounding European bank : REEF
18-across – Popular account: English royal abdicated over a breach : INVASION
20-across – Advice rejected about long division : SPLIT
21-across – Even Daley’s twisting and turning is brought to a standstill : PARALYSED
22-across – Two papers follow the Guardian’s foremost talent : GIFT
24-across – Discovery of caring female replacing male : FINDING
25-across – Fitter of crown for the king? : DENTIST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Debussy’s prelude has odd beat : DRUM
2-down – 23 mean to eat bread regularly : STINGRAY
3-down – Teach ladies and gents to climb over church : SCHOOL
4-down – Group of prominent scientists support writer’s blocks : BARRIERS
5-down – Missing worker catches mad cow disease : ABSENT
6-down – Swear in debate there’s no hell : CUSS
11-down – Before Sunday, no Pope destroyed books of rivals : OPPONENTS
12-down – Conservative lied at first — now in trouble, the buffoon : CLOWN
14-down – Super important : GREAT
16-down – Small dalliance : TRIFLING
17-down – Demote ambassador backing heartless renegade : RELEGATE
19-down – A hairdo, say, to wear down : ABRADE
20-down – Australian city’s extremely sorry cartoonist is sacked : SYDNEY
21-down – One moving into home gets settled : PAID
23-down – Fairly loud animal? : FISH
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.